Not only has December been a mild month so far, it is also becoming increasingly windy.

With a relatively quiet first 12 days of the month, it is unlikely to become a record breaker with an average speed so far of just 6.5mph, which is actually below average for December.

For the record, the windiest December in Coventry averaged 10mph in 1986.

Although windy early this week, and again by Friday, the weather will be settling down midweek just in time for Christmas, although it will be windy next weekend into the New Year, and even well into January it seems.

In the meantime, it will be rather windy and wet on Monday, with some persistent light rain throughout the day, though becoming more intermittent for a time by afternoon.

It will be mild today, with temperatures around 10C in a strong south to south-westerly breeze.

A mild windy evening and night will follow with further rain through until the early hours of Tuesday, with some heavy rain at times; temperatures will reach their peak for the day at 11C by midnight, falling back to a minimum of 4C or so by dawn.

Although still rather windy, Christmas Eve should be an improvement on today's weather with sunny spells, and just an odd evening shower perhaps, though it will be cooler, with maximum temperatures around 5C.